Quick Fact:

Only 1 in 6 users of internet search engines can tell the difference between unbiased search results and paid advertisements.
Source:Pew Internet and American Life Project, 2005

Quote:

Before you become too entranced with gorgeous gadgets and mesmerizing video displays, let me remind you that information is not knowledge, knowledge is not wisdom, and wisdom is not foresight. Each grows out of the other, and we need them all.
-- Arthur C. Clark

TICAL is a statewide educational technology service provided by Santa Cruz County Office of Education with funding from the Calfornia Department of Education.

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Events for Administrators

Visit our Events page often to find out what's happening locally, regionally, statewide, and nationally related to administrators' needs.

Events in California

May 9, 2008 Tech Forum West, Long Beach, CA. Thought-provoking content on the hottest topics of the day in education technology.
Website: http://www.techlearning.com/events/techforum/west08/

June 18-19, 2008 School Leader Development: Building 21st Century Schools, Microsoft Campus, Mountain View. An exciting and consciousness-raising experience co-sponsored by ACSA and TICAL with support from Microsoft. For more information:
Contact Name: Michael Simkins
Contact Phone: 831.477.5501
Website: mailto:msimkins@portical.org

July 30-31, 2008 Second Annual Emerging Trends Conferece: Putting the Pieces Together, California State University, San Bernardino, CA. Conference registration opens February 19, 2008 For more information:
Contact Phone: 909.386.2686
Website: http://ctap10.org/conf2008

April 2-4, 2009 Leadership 3.0 Symposium, Doubletree Hotel, Mission Valley, San Diego. The 2nd annual collaborative effort of ACSA, CUE, Inc. and TICAL. For more information:
Contact Name: Michael Simkins
Contact Phone: 831.477.5501
Website: http://www.lead3.org

National Events

June 29, 2008 29th Annual National Educational Computing Conference, San Antonio, Texas.
Website: http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/registration/

Other conference and institute listings of note:

ACSA Professional Development Events (CA)
AAEA Conferences and Events (AR)
ASCD Professional Development
CUE Events
Education Week's Calendar
ISTE's Conference Calendar
Technology and Learning Tech Forums

Disclaimer - TICAL has listed private consultants and vendors on this web site as resources for educational administrators. By including these private consultants and vendors, TICAL makes no endorsement of them or the services or products they offer. Nor, by this listing, is TICAL making any statement about other private consultants and vendors that are not listed. Any person, organization, or entity choosing to use one of the private consultants and vendors listed on this site, should exercise due diligence prior to entering into a contract. This web site may from time to time be linked to third party web sites. Such links do not constitute an endorsement of such third party web sites, nor is TICAL responsible for any viruses, content, or disputes resulting from access to such third party sites.

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